Here you will find each railroad, its location and length, its type and size of rail, the number of cars and locomotives it had when the war started, and the names and technical data of each locomotive. Over 11,200 transcriptions of the railroad issues-related documents.

Devoted to railroad history, and among the first anywhere to pursue formal studies in the history of technology. The Society promotes research and encourages preservation of documentation and photography of business history, finance, labor history, and biography as well as technology.

Welcome to the home of the California Western Locomotive and Car Rebuild Shops. Here you will find links to some of my current and past model railroading projects. I hope through demonstration of techniques, tools and materials, that these projects will inspire you to undertake one of you own. In addition, I will post plans as well as some tips that you might find useful in building your models

Documents in this collection covering the early history of railroads in the Midwest, and in Illinois in particular, provide evidence that railroads played the major role in the economic and demographic development pageant of westward expansion.

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections